Product Description
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In profiling Chinese adoptees in contemporary America, this
deeply moving documentary from Linda Goldstein Knowlton (The
World According to Sesame Street) illustrates that even the most
specific of experiences can be universally relatable. Of the
roughly 80,000 girls who have been adopted from China since 1989
a decade after China implemented its One Child Policy the film
ly follows four teenagers: Haley, Jenna, Ann and Fang.
These four wise-beyond-their-years yet typical American teens
reveal a heartbreaking sense of self-awareness as they attempt to
answer the uniquely human question, "Who am I?" They meet and
bond with other adoptees, some journey back to China to reconnect
with the culture, and some reach out to the orphaned girls left
behind. In their own ways, all attempt to make sense of their
complex identities. Issues of belonging, race and gender are
brought to life through these articulate subjects, who approach
life with honesty and open hearts.
Review
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Poignant and …You'd have to be a stone not to be
moved. --Los Angeles Times
Delicately wrought, deeply felt --Variety
Interesting, heartfelt look at the lives and cultural awakening
of Chinese girls adopted into the U.S. --New York Magazine
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About the Director
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Linda Goldstein Knowlton co-directed and co-produced the
feature-length documentary, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET.
The film examines Sesame Street's international co-productions,
made primarily in some of the world's political hotspots,
including Kosovo, Bangladesh, and South Africa. The film made its
World Premiere in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
as an Official Selection in the U.S. Documentary category. The
film was selected and screened at the Hot Docs Film Festival in
Toronto, the Seattle Film Festival, and other festivals including
Boston, Dubrovnik, New Zealand, Melbourne, and Zurich.
Previously, Goldstein Knowlton produced the New Zealand film
WHALE RIDER (2002), directed by Niki Caro, which was the winner
of the Audience Awards at Toronto, Sundance, Rotterdam, Seattle,
San Francisco, and Maui film festivals. Goldstein Knowlton became
involved with WHALE RIDER in 1992, a decade before its theatrical
release, after reading the novella upon which the film is based.
Prior to that, she initiated the development of THE SHIPPING NEWS
after reading the novel in galley form in 1993, and then produced
the 2001-released film, directed by Lasse Hallstrom. She made her
feature-film producing debut in 1999 with both MUMFORD, written
and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, and CRAZY IN ALABAMA, directed
by Antonio Banderas. She is currently developing both fiction and
documentary films.
Born and raised in Chicago, Goldstein Knowlton studied
neuroscience at Brown University. Following college, she remained
in Providence to serve the governor of Rhode Island in the Office
of Intergovernmental Relations. She subsequently worked raising
funds for film preservation at The American Film Institute, in
Washington, D.C., and, later, in Los Angeles. She lives in Los
Angeles with her husband and daughter.
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